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Trunkin said:
I'm starting to wonder if it might be a good idea to save up for an i7 instead of going with an i5...


It isn't quite yet.  Not until the i7's have 6 cores standard will they be worth the 40%+ premium.  Even in encoding an i7 doesn't beat an i5 by as much as it costs more than it.